Vietnam wants Japan’s support in overcoming war consequences
Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh has called for Japan’s support in dealing with war aftermaths, especially toxic chemical and dioxin consequences in Vietnam.
Dioxin-contaminated area in Bien Hoa airport (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Defence Minister NguyenChi Vinh has called for Japan’s support in dealing with war aftermaths,especially toxic chemical and dioxin consequences in Vietnam.
He made the proposal during a working session with adelegation from Japan’s Foreign Ministry led by Yukiko Okano from theInternational Cooperation Bureau in Hanoi on April 3.
Sen. Lieut. Gen. Vinh, who is head of the standingagency of the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-warUnexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences (Committee 701), said thatVietnam hopes for having support from the international community, includingJapan in dioxin remediation projects.
He held that the Japanese delegation’s visit will leadto new cooperation activities between Vietnam and Japan in dealing with waraftermaths in general and dioxin consequences in Vietnam in particular,contributing to enhancing the partnership between the two countries.
For her part, Yukiko Okano said that basing oninformation gathered during the visit, the delegation will discuss with expertsand relevant agencies of Japan on the possibilities of cooperation with Vietnamin overcoming toxic chemical and dioxin remnants of war in Vietnam.
TheUS army sprayed some 80 million litres of toxic chemicals from 1961 to 1971, 61percent of which was Agent Orange containing 366 kilograms of dioxin, overnearly one quarter of the total area of South Vietnam.
Preliminary statistics showed that 4.8 millionVietnamese people were exposed to Agent Orange/dioxin, and about 3 millionpeople became victims. Tens of thousands of people have died while millions ofothers have suffered from cancer and other incurable diseases as a result. Manyof their offspring have also suffered from birth deformities.-VNA
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Dioxin-contaminated area in Bien Hoa airport (Photo: VNA) 
